Scientists rank atmospheric rivers, West Coast rainmakers

Capable of creating more than $1 billion in damage, atmospheric rivers are both beneficial and harmful to California's water supply.

While the weather systems are responsible for 30% to nearly half of the annual rainfall in California, flooding in late 1996 and the Oroville Dam spillway breach of February 2017 speak to their destructive power.

Now, scientists have a way to categorize atmospheric rivers by their replenishing capacities and dangerous effects alike.

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We don't call it el Nino no more lol 😂 what the f u c k is a river late call it storms 🤣